Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 塔

塔

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Meaning

 tower, monument, pagoda

Pronunciation

 TŌ

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: plant 艹 and: to fit 合 (lid fits on pot 口)

Mnemonic

(fiber-reinforced composite FRC) Earth must be reinforced with plant fiber in a fitting way, when you build a pagoda.

Radicals

土 earth(ground, soil)
艹 plant, grass(Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.)
合 fit, meet, join(The cover and the container 口 fit.)
cover(Other covers are: 冖, 亠 ))
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Vocabulary

塔 とう tower, pagoda

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